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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Mentioned that in the Hill thread.
I think Reid has found a tactical advantage in just making DBs chase some of these guys. Robinson is dangerous in that regard as well.
At any given time the Chiefs can send 4 guys out there who can demonstrate genuine upper quartile NFL speed. Hill, Watkins, Robinson and Hardman can all be rotated and run until the damn DBs just can't run anymore.
It's the inverse to the old school "run the ball 35 times in 3 quarters and those LBers aren't gonna wanna hit in the 4th anymore...." idea.
Well if you spend 3 quarters with DBs chasing those jackrabbits all over the place, they're gonna feel it in their legs by the 4th.
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And the Chiefs can actually be effective at it because DB's MUST respect the vertical game.
This isn't the Alex Smith Chiefs where a DB can make the decision to simply let the vertical route go and play the underneath stuff, and guess right 90% of the time.
Vertical routes are not "dummy" routes with the Chiefs. They're not simply there to stretch a defense. They're legitimate threats every single play and must be respected as such, thus FORCING those DB's to run. They can't afford to "only kinda" cover it.